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Originally Posted by darryl
Is it possible to have too many books? Why feel guilty over not reading every one of them? Particularly now with free and cheap ebooks which don't take up space. If you buy them intending to read them (and why would you buy them otherwise) but something else comes along that you would rather read first, so what! A rigid TBR is a big mistake in my view.
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I must admit that I find the popular, "
I already have enough books in my TBR pile to last me the rest of my life" sentiment a bit puzzling. I don't blame people for having available TBR "ePiles," but it does strike me as odd to worry about "sticking primarily to them" or to quantify the time it would take to work through them all. If it's strictly a financial concern, then sure ... limit yourself to books you already own until such time as your financial situation changes. Otherwise, buy what you want/read what you want/when you want. I never want to come close to the end of the list (real or virtual) of books I'd like to read in my lifetime. I hope to always be crippled with choice--acquired or un-. When I finish one book, I enjoy having every, single book in the world being in the running for my next. It's a sweet, sweet affliction I hope never to be cured of.
